The legal team for the basketball player said on Wednesday that she was going to be sent to a Russian penal colony after being convicted of drug charges.
Her lawyers said that she is going to a prison colony.
According to her legal team, she is on her way to a penal colony.
According to her legal team, they don't know where she is or her final destination, after she was transferred from a detention center outside Moscow.
It is normal for attorneys and the U.S. embassy to be notified when a person arrives in Russia, though it can take up to two weeks to arrive.
She was sentenced to nine years in August after she was convicted on drug possession and smuggled charges for carrying a small amount of cannabis oil in her electronic cigarettes.
The court in Russia turned down the appeal in October.
Russia has a reputation for being one of the most brutal prisons in the world and is likely to be rough on her when she arrives. The camps are often isolated, overcrowded and unsanitary and are known for their poor treatment of prisoners. There are reports of physical and sexual abuse from both guards. According to a CNN source who had spent time in a prison camp, a Black gay woman from the U.S. with very little Russian language may face tougher labor due to her size.
There are still ways for her to be released even though she lost her appeal. Her case and harsh punishment has caused outrage in the U.S., though souring relations with Moscow have complicated matters considerably. Talks about a prisoner swap with Russia have yet to yield any results and a Putin aide has said the matter is not a priority for Moscow.
Following the news of her transfer, the White House continued to condemn her imprisonment. The White House Press Secretary said that every minute that the Americans are held in Russia is too long. Jean-Pierre said that the Biden Administration is working diligently to secure her release and is pushing Moscow to improve her treatment.
There are difficult conditions at the Russian Penal Colony.
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